Archbishop Williams sophomores Alana Gilmer and Jaylen Williams have skills that aren’t usually associated with players their size.

While most high school girl basketball players standing at 6-feet tall are almost always forced to play big man, Gilmer has an inside-out game that allows her to play small forward.

“Alana has a terrific work ethic,” said Archbishop Williams coach Jim Bancroft, “along with a great athletic skill set in a 6-foot kid that can handle the ball and play outside, play inside. She does it all. I mean she’ll rebound, she’ll block shots, and she’ll get assists and then she scores.

The sophomore has averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game while shooting 75 percent from the free-throw line.

“She does everything that you want a kid to do on the court,” said Bancroft.

Those rare abilities, to go with her great size, have already been noticed by colleges. Gilmer has already received Division 1 scholarship offers from UMass, Quinnipiac and the University of Rhode Island. Boston College, Villanova and Georgetown are also interested.

Williams, listed as a forward, is a big with unbelievable athlitcism.

“I think she might be the best athlete on this team,” said Bancroft. “I have never seen a kid that’s 6-foot-3 that can get up and down the court, that can jump and do the things that she does.”

Bancroft says that Williams has an unbelievable upside.

“What you see in her game now, in two years is just going to be completely different, 10 times better,” said Bancroft. “She’s just a 6-foot-3 kid at 15 years old that’s just trying to get used to handling all that length and arm and legs.”

That potential has already been recognized as Bancroft said that Williams has already verbally committed to play at Penn State in the Big 10.

The scariest part about Williams is that she has a ways to go in her game.

“It’s just a matter of her understanding it,” said Bancroft of Williams’ immense talent. “We don’t get it every single game, we don’t get the consistency from her. She can probably work a little bit harder. It’s a maturity thing. She’ll mentally mature as each year goes by and understand that she can’t rely on her athleticism and size, she’s got to put more hard work into her game.”